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Daily Current Affairs – 29 November, 2025

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    India’s Updated Seismic Zonation Map (2025)

    In News

  • India has released an updated seismic zonation map under the new Earthquake Design Code (2025). 

    • Need For Upgradation

  • Earlier Maps Underestimated Himalayan Risk: Previous zonation divided the Himalaya into Zones IV and V, despite the belt sharing one of the world’s most active tectonic systems.
  • Outdated Methodology: Older models relied heavily on known past earthquake locations, magnitudes, broad geology, soil types & historical damage patterns.
  • Underestimation of Rupture Propagation: Earlier maps did not adequately account for southward propagation of Himalayan Frontal Thrust ruptures
  • Populated foothill regions like Dehradun (near Mohand) faced underestimated risk despite proximity to major thrust faults.
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    India–US Defence Deal & Strategic Relations

    In News

  • India has finalized a ₹7,995-crore follow-on support deal with the U.S. for its fleet of 24 MH-60R Seahawk helicopters, ensuring five years of sustained maintenance and supply. 

    • India–US Defence Partnership 

  • India-US defence cooperation is based on “New Framework for IndiaUS Defence Cooperation”, which was renewed for ten years in 2015. 
  • In 2016, the defence relationship was designated as a Major Defence Partnership (MDP). 
  • Defence cooperation is multifaceted and includes regular institutionalized bilateral dialogue, military exercises, and defence procurements
  • The recent agreements underscoring a shared commitment to security, technology transfer, and regional stability. 
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    IMF Gives India a ‘C’ on Its GDP and Other National Accounts Data

    In News

  • The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has assigned India a ‘C’ grade for the quality of its national accounts statistics, marking one of the lowest ratings for a major economy.

    • Possible Implications of the ‘C’ Grade

  • Weak Policymaking Precision: Faulty or outdated data affects fiscal planning, inflation targeting, monetary policy & sector specific interventions. 
  • Reduced Credibility of Economic Numbers: Global investors, rating agencies, and financial institutions may view India’s data with greater caution.
  • Inaccurate Growth and Welfare Assessment: Misestimation of the informal sector may hide real growth performance, employment distress & household-level vulnerabilities.
  • Impaired Monetary Policy: If inflation is mismeasured, the RBI’s policy rates may not reflect true price pressures, affecting liquidity, borrowing, and growth.
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    Delay in India’s Samudrayaan Mission 

    Context

  • A crucial set of tests on the Samudrayaan, India’s first manned-submersible mission, has been pushed to mid-next year due to delays in procuring syntactic foam cladding from France.

    • About Samudrayaan Mission

  • The Samudrayaan Mission is a key component of India’s Deep Ocean Mission. It involves the development of MATSYA 6000, an indigenously designed, fourth-generation manned submersible capable of carrying three people to a depth of 6,000 metres.
  • MATSYA 6000 is designed to operate for 12 hours, with an emergency endurance of up to 96 hours.
  • It is being developed by National Institute of Ocean Technology (Chennai), an autonomous institute under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES).
  • India’s research vessel Sagar Nidhi will be used to deploy and recover the MATSYA 6000.
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    News In Short 29-11-2025

    Context

  • Italy has passed a new law formally recognising femicide as a distinct crime, with life imprisonment as punishment. 

    • What is Femicide?

  • It is the killing of a woman for reasons related to her gender.
  • It is considered among the most severe manifestations of crimes targeting women. 
  • The 2022 UN framework classifies femicides into three categories based on the victim’s relationship to the attacker:
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